Comments on: How to Install VMware Workstation 17 Pro on Linux Systems

By: William

William — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 01:42:35 +0000

Hello,

I just tried installing VMware Workstation Pro 17 In OpenMandriva Cooker (24.90). I got as far as it telling me that it could not find a compatible version of gcc. We have gcc-14.2.0 and it is available in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin. Is VMware really this out of date? It seems to want gcc 12.something.

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 03:40:25 +0000

In reply to Dave.

@Dave,

I hope you have all the required development tools installed on the system for compiling VMware modules.

sudo dnf install gcc kernel-devel kernel-headers make

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:39:42 +0000

Does not work on RHEL 9.4. Starting VMware attempts to compile `vmmon` and `vmnet`, which fail with errors, including: 'Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.'.

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 04:54:38 +0000

In reply to @dancesWithNodes.

@Dances,

Broadcom acquired VMware in May 2022. This acquisition has led to changes in how VMware products, including Workstation, are accessed and downloaded.

You’ll likely need a Broadcom account or a linked VMware account to access downloads.

By: @dancesWithNodes

@dancesWithNodes — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:40:02 +0000

Sorry to burst your bubble, download link no longer works :(